Sacral insufficiency fractures after high-dose carbon-ion based radiotherapy of sacral chordomas

Sacral insufficiency fractures after high-dose carbon-ion based radiotherapy of sacral chordomas

Abstract Background This study aimed to analyse the frequency and clinical relevance of sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) after high-dose carbon-ion based irradiation of sacral chordomas. Methods A total of 56 patients were included in this retrospective study. Twenty one patients (37%) were tre...

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Main Authors: Tilman Bostel, Nils Henrik Nicolay, Thomas Welzel, Thomas Bruckner, Matthias Mattke, Sati Akbaba, Tanja Sprave, Jürgen Debus, Matthias Uhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1095-x

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